TABLE OF CONTENTS Installing the Metasploit framework (MSF) is quite straightforward. The major difference for version 3.0 is the need to install Ruby and associated libraries, instead of Perl.
In this section we will discuss tools that you will need to set up your Metasploit environment.
Wireshark (earlier known as Ethereal) is one of the most popular network sniffing and traffic analysis tools. Wireshark runs on Windows as well as a majority of UNIX variants including Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, and so on. Source tarballs and binaries can be downloaded from www.wireshark.org.
IDA is one of the most popular debugging tools for Windows. First, IDA Pro is a disassembler, in that it shows the assembly code of a binary (an executable or a dynamic link library [DLL]). It also comes with advanced features that try to make understanding the assembly code as easy as possible. Second, it is also a debugger, in that it allows the user to step through the binary file to determine the actual instructions being executed, and the sequence in which the execution occurs. IDA Pro is widely used for malware analysis and software vulnerability research, among other purposes. IDA Pro can be purchased at www.datarescue.com.
UltraEdit and EditPlus are powerful text editors and are specially designed for writing code. They support color-coded syntax highlighting for a variety of languages, including Perl and Ruby. UltraEdit can be purchased at www.ultraedit.com.
Nmap and Nessus are the de facto tools for scanning your...
